Tom Ament recall, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 2002

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A petition was submitted to recall Milwaukee County Executive Tom Ament from his position.

After the group Citizens for Responsible Government, headed by Joe Klucarich, collected a little less than 182,000 signatures in thirty days, Ament retired instead of resigning in order to collect his pension. According to Ament: "I have sadly come to the conclusion that I cannot lead this government at this time. Therefore I'm announcing my retirement effective at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002,"

Reasons for the recall efforts included a lump-sum pension payout controversy. Ament stated at his retirement speech that he takes full responsibility.

See also

• Recall campaigns in Wisconsin
• 2002 Political recall efforts

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